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.. i18n: Open ERP is an impressive software system, being simple to use and yet providing great benefits
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.. i18n: It's easy to install under both Windows and Linux compared with other enterprise-scale systems,
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Open ERP is an impressive software system, being simple to use and yet providing great benefits
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.. i18n: The objective of this first part of the book is to help you to start discovering it in practice.
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The objective of this first part of the book is to help you to start discovering it in practice.
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.. i18n: The first chapter, :ref:`ch-inst`, gives detailed guidance for installing it.
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.. i18n: If you're not a systems administrator, or if you've already installed
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.. i18n: There, you're taken on a step-by-step guided tour using the information
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.. i18n: past that to the third chapter in this part of the book.
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.. i18n: In :ref:`ch-real` you can try out a real case, from scratch in a new database,
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.. i18n: by developing a complete business workflow that runs from purchase to sale of goods.
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The first chapter, :ref:`ch-inst`, gives detailed guidance for installing it.
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